UNDP and women's issues

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UN Development Fund for Women

UNIFEM

UN Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality

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About the Fund

India: Building Capacity of Women Micro Entrepreneurs in the Informal Sector through ICT India: "Building Capacity of Women Micro Entrepreneurs in the Informal Sector through ICT"
Established by the Government of Japan in 1995, the UNDP/Japan Women in Development Fund (JWIDF) supports UNDP's efforts to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women in developing countries. Its purpose is to build women's capacities through innovative project initiatives. As of September 2006, there are 72 UNDP/JWIDF supported projects (51 country-based, three regional, and 18 global projects).

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Select projects | Project portfolio

Focus Areas

In light of UNDP’s new priorities and international norms such as globalisation, the UNDP/JWIDF has redefined itself as a fund for strategic investments with particular emphasis on initiatives that encourage innovation, partnerships, dialogue and capacity development.
 

Related link:
 JWIDF Guidelines

Partnership

UNDP and Japan have pooled their expertise and experiences through the UNDP/JWIDF to build capacities from the community to the global level.

Annual Reports

Japan Women in Development Fund Annual ReportCopies of the Fund's annual report are available for download (PDF format).

2005 10th Anniversary Report
English | Japanese (690 KB)
2003: English (1.1 MB) -not available in Japanese.
2002: English | Japanese (3 MB)
2001: English | Japanese (3 MB)



Publications & Multimedia

Breaking the Myth - ICT in the hands of poor womenVideo: Breaking the Myth - ICT in the hands of poor women (English and Japanese, 26 minutes): This video shows how poor women in India have transformed themselves into confident and successful entrepreneurs by gaining ICT skills. This project is funded by the UNDP/Japan Women in Development Fund.

Watch video in English | Japanese

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Other multimedia and publications

 

Visit the UNDP/JWIDF website in Japanese
Kenya: Female villager being interviewed on women’s needs in development
Kenya: Female villager being interviewed on women’s needs in development

Gender and MDGs
Amount funded by JWIDF: $286,667

This global project funded by multi-donors, including JWIDF, aims to build knowledge and experience in engendering MDG processes through five pilot countries: Morocco, Cambodia, Kenya, Peru and Kyrgyzstan.

Click here to read more details.

The Gender Expert Roster

The Gender Roster is an online database of gender experts and specialised consultants who have either been recommended by UN staff or have references from other reliable development partners, and who are willing to be considered for long- and short-term assignments.

Interested in being considered for the Gender Roster? Click here to apply.


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